to begin withholding at current tax rates, which are tax rates we haven't seen since the year 2000, clinton era tax rates until february 15th. in that respect you do have a little bit of time to work things out. but on top of that you also got the debt ceiling coming. there are only $200 billion worth of spending room left according to the treasury department. so all of these issues are coming into play here. there are a number of lawmakers who want to get this out of the way. they don't want to be responsible for a major tax hike which already has happened. they want to get this done and move on. there are still republicans who say you have to have spending cuts in this deal. we're not tired of not having enough spending cuts. the deficit is still too much of a problem. >> a lot of deadlines in play. they don't seem to be speeding things up rich, so far. we're so glad you're there keeping track of this for us. >> thanks, diane. >> that is the latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations in washington. we'll be back at top of the hour or break in anytime if we get more news. fox business will ha